and finicky eaters I try to provide mosquito larvae courtesy
of my rain barrels. I also provide live baby brine and
vinegar eels for fry and smaller fishes like I.Werneri,and
for really small fry I culture green water and rotifers. For
the most part I think my fishes diet is balanced and varied
but I'm always looking for new things for them to enjoy.
Often I will try one of the marine frozen food combos.Some
of my larger fish seem to quite like pulverized Sea Urchin.
In your note you also mentioned that you sometimes get
ulcers when you move your fish. You noted a temp range of
80-82F. I usually keep my fish down around the 75F mark.
While stress( including the high temp),is the more likely
culprit for the ulcer outbreak, Irecently wrote an article
for the RSG which compared one species being kept by two
different people . IN my fishroom I keep Harvey's creek
Signifer at 72-74F. They've lived for over three years and
counting. In another guy's fishroom the same species is kept
at 80+F and his fish barely live for one year. Just an
OBSERVATION but temp could greatly affect longevity and to
me that would reflect a low stress environment.
Just Curious what's the record for Rainbow lifespan?
I have a male Bose. and a male Lacustrtis both of which are
over 8 years old.
Chris Drew